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Definition of paper verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

paper

verb
 
/ˈpeɪpə(r)/
 
/ˈpeɪpər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they paper
 
/ˈpeɪpə(r)/
 
/ˈpeɪpər/
he / she / it papers
 
/ˈpeɪpəz/
 
/ˈpeɪpərz/
past simple papered
 
/ˈpeɪpəd/
 
/ˈpeɪpərd/
past participle papered
 
/ˈpeɪpəd/
 
/ˈpeɪpərd/
-ing form papering
 
/ˈpeɪpərɪŋ/
 
/ˈpeɪpərɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. paper something to decorate the walls of a room by covering them with wallpaper
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French papir, from Latin papyrus ‘paper-reed’, from Greek papuros The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
See paper in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pity
noun
 
 
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